Please allow a hint for you: http://www.usn-it.de/index.php/2010/03/08/oracle-how-to-create-a-good-execution-plan/ Try to run the query, and see how the row numbers and costs are distributed. Explain plans are not reliable in all aspects. Regards Martin Kumar Madduri schrieb: > Before blaming it on PSU, I was thinking if there was anything else that > I can do > 1. Stats are most recent and representative on the involved > 2. Checked distinct_keys, clustering_factor, num_rows between both > databases and about the same. > 3. Checked this > http://jonathanlewis.wordpress.com/2007/02/15/index-not-used-10g/ and it > may be that I am hitting it b ut I am not able to validate it. > 4. If I hint the 11.1.0.7.2 database to use the index hint, then the > index gets used > > I am going to switch Oracle Homes and try but just want to make sure > that I there was anything else I could try > > Thank you > Kumar > -- Usn's IT Blog for Linux, Oracle, Asterisk http://www.usn-it.de -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l